No sign of bridge jumper

Authorities in St. Ignace have suspended their search and rescue efforts after an apparent suicide from the Mackinac Bridge Monday evening.

“There was a jumper,” said a spokesman for the Michigan State Police St. Ignace Post early this morning. “No names have been released at this point.

Mlive is reporting that someone jumped from the structure shortly before 5 p.m. Monday and troopers located an empty vehicle parked north of the mid-bridge.

A spokesman for the United State Coast Guard said they received the report at approximately 5:30 p.m. Monday and dispatched a 25-foot response boat small stationed at St. Ignace. The 140-foot icebreaker, Mobile Bay, was also passing through the Straits of Mackinac en route to another mission when the call came in and the vessel and crew assisted with the search efforts, as did a helicopter sent from the Traverse City station.

On Tuesday, Michigan State Police continued with the search using their own helicopter but were likewise unsuccessful in their effort.